History of Transportation

By blg0052
  • 3500 BCE

    The Beginning of Transportation

    The Beginning of Transportation
    The first wheel and boat were invented. The first wheel was made for wagons or carts. The first boat was a river boat that was manually moved with oars.
  • 2000 BCE

    Horses are Prepared for Travel

    Horses are Prepared for Travel
    Horses are domesticated to pull carts for transportation.
  • 1492

    Theorizing Air Transportation

    Theorizing Air Transportation
    Leonardo DaVinci created theories and drew flying machines. This changed history and aided the invention of air transportation.

  • First Public Transportation System

    First Public Transportation System
    In 1662, a man named Blaise Pascal invented a vehicle that could hold a lot of people that needed a way to get to somewhere off foot. He created a bus that is powered by horses that follow a route.

  • The First Self Propelled Car

    The First Self Propelled Car
    A man named Nicolas Joseph Cugnot invented the first self propelled road vehicle. This is a revolutionary invention that turns into something we rely on daily.

  • A Steam Boat

    A Steam Boat
    A French man named Claude-François-Dorothée de Jouffroy invented the first steam boat. He invented a steam engine that could power boats that would not require the rowing of oars.

  • First Railroad Locomotive

    First Railroad Locomotive
    A man named George Stephenson invented the first railroad locomotive in which a train that is steam powered could move on a set of tracks.

  • Bicycles are Invented

    Bicycles are Invented
    A German man named Baron Karl von Drais invented the first bicycle. He called it the Running Machine. The bicycle is a pedal powered source of transportation.

  • First Gas Engine

    First Gas Engine
    A person named Jean Lenoir made the first gas engine. Gas is a way that most vehicles are run by today and is a vital resource we need to this day.

  • Motorcycles

    Motorcycles
    Motorcycles are like a bicycle but have an engine on them making them not pedal powered. The motorcycle was invented by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach.

  • The First Human Flight

    The First Human Flight
    The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane and had the accomplishment of the first human flight.

  • Car Upgrades

    Car Upgrades
    Henry Ford starts to improve the automobile models and assembly that is now known as the famous car company Ford. Henry Ford created his first upgraded car which was named the Model T-Ford.

  • First Rockets

    First Rockets
    The first rocket was launched. These rockets later become to send people to space.

  • The Helicopter

    The Helicopter
    A person named Igor Sikorsky helped invent the first helicopter. Helicopters are now used for transportation, news, and joyrides.

  • Bullet Trains made Possible

    Bullet Trains made Possible
    Bullet trains are trains that travel extremely fast to ensure a faster travel. Bullet trains were invented by Hideo Shima.